Complete Original Gerry Mulligan-Chet Baker Quartet Master Takes

This release presents the complete master takes by Gerry Mulligan's original 1952-53 piano-less quartet with Chet Baker. These legendary recordings -producer Dick Bock originally started his label specifically to record the popular Gerry Mulligan Quartet- would prove enormously influential and set the groundwork for many other groups. However, Mulligan and Baker's paths would separate afterward and they would not record more than a couple of albums together.

All of their recordings together from that period are on this 2-CD set, with the sole exception of five alternate takes that didn’t fit due to time limitations.

Recorded in San Francisco, Hollywood and Los Angeles, between 1952-1953.

CD1
01. BERNIE’S TUNE 2:53
02. LULLABY OF THE LEAVES 3:16
03. UTTER CHAOS #1 0:37
04. LINE FOR LYONS 2:35
05. CARIOCA 2:28
06. MY FUNNY VALENTINE 2:58
07. BARK FOR BARKSDALE 3:16
08. UTTER CHAOS #2 0:24
09. NIGHTS AT THE TURNTABLE 2:55
10. FRENESI 3:11
11. AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU 2:53
12. WALKIN’ SHOES 3:13
13. SOFT SHOE 2:40
14. FREEWAY 2:47
15. LIMELIGHT 2:48
16. THE LADY IS A TRAMP 3:14
17. TURNSTILE 2:58
18. MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT 4:06
19. DINAH 2:58
20. SHE DIDN’T SAY YES,SHE DIDN’T SAY NO 2:33
21. GODCHILD 3:58
22. POINCIANA 3:53
23. AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU 4:00
24. GET HAPPY 5:54
25. CHERRY 2:58
26. CARSON CITY STAGE 2:30

Total time: 78:07 min.

CD2 :
01. MAKIN’ WHOOPEE 3:29
02. MOTEL 2:38
03. MY OLD FLAME 3:14
04. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE 5:08
05. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME 2:44
06. JERU 2:32
07. SWING HOUSE 2:56
08. UTTER CHAOS #3 0:30
09. I MAY BE WRONG 2:53
10. I’M BEGINNINGTO SEE THE LIGHT 3:37
11. THE NEARNESS OF YOU 2:53
12. TEA FOR TWO 2:49
13. DARN THAT DREAM 3:52
14. VARSITY DRAG 2:26
15. SPEAK LOW 2:10
16. HALF NELSON 3:04
17. LADY BIRD 4:29
18. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME 3:17
19. SWING HOUSE 3:28
20. FIVE BROTHERS 3:01
21. I CAN’T GET STARTED 4:04
22. MY FUNNY VALENTINE 5:18
23. IDE’S SIDE 4:24
24. FUN HOUSE 3:27

Total time: 78:36 min.